KIEV, November 7 (RIA Novosti) - Inflation in Ukraine reached 10.1% in the first nine months of the current year, the economics ministry said on Saturday.

This is 0.6% over the government's inflation assumption for the year (9.5%). October inflation was 0.9%.

Consumer prices were up 14.1% in October 2009, year-on-year.

Producer prices rose 1.9% in October, and 12.7% since the start of the year.

The World Bank's inflation forecast for Ukraine this year is 13.4%.